Editorial Introduction

Mazawi, André Elias; Sultana, Ronald G.

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“…Sultana published many significant contributions about educational policy focusing on various Mediterranean and Arab countries and territories (e.g. Mazawi & Sultana, 2010;Sultana 2002Sultana , 2008. This included work which looked at: the quality of education in the Euro-Mediterranean region (Sultana, 2016); the struggles for democracy through education in the region (Mazawi & Sultana, 2010); gathering comparative educational research in the Mediterranean (Sultana & Buhagiar, 2021); 'authentic education' that encourages students to 'comprehend, challenge, and contest' (Sultana, 2021b); the problematic issue of private tutoring (Bray et al, 2013); as well as a focus on specific initiatives such as early childhood development in Jordan, and girls' education in Egypt (Sultana, 2009a); analysing vocational school reforms in Albania, Kosovo and Turkey and so on (Sultana, 2008).…”

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“…Mazawi & Sultana, 2010;Sultana 2002Sultana , 2008. This included work which looked at: the quality of education in the Euro-Mediterranean region (Sultana, 2016); the struggles for democracy through education in the region (Mazawi & Sultana, 2010); gathering comparative educational research in the Mediterranean (Sultana & Buhagiar, 2021); 'authentic education' that encourages students to 'comprehend, challenge, and contest' (Sultana, 2021b); the problematic issue of private tutoring (Bray et al, 2013); as well as a focus on specific initiatives such as early childhood development in Jordan, and girls' education in Egypt (Sultana, 2009a); analysing vocational school reforms in Albania, Kosovo and Turkey and so on (Sultana, 2008). Most recently he edited a volume exploring the influence, and relevance, of Dewey to Mediterranean education (Striano & Sultana, 2022) But he will arguably be mostly remembered for his work on the transitions between learning and work, and on careers education and guidance which included important contributions to theory, policy and practice in Malta, Europe and the wider Mediterranean region, and the world.…”

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A legacy of solidaric critique and hope for a better world: A meditation on the scholarly contribution of Ronald Sultana

Hooley,

Thomsen,

Debono

2024

NICEC Journal

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In this article, we reflect on the legacy of Ronald Sultana who died on Friday 24th November 2023. We argue that he was a major figure in the development of career guidance theory and practice of the late 20th and early 21st century. The article begins by reflecting on and summarising his contribution to the fields of education and career guidance. While we focus on his contribution in the field of career guidance, we also acknowledge that this work sits in a wider body of work in which Sultana’s sociological imagination addressed the operation of the education system around the Mediterranean, across Europe and in the Global South. We explore Sultana’s contribution to theory, policy and practice. We argue that in relation to theory he situated careers in context, carefully traced the range of political roles that career guidance could play and argued for career guidance as a force for social justice. In relation to policy, we highlight his role in international reviews and his critical commentary on this kind of policy borrowing and lending. In relation to practice, we focus on Sultana’s development of resources and study programmes promoting lifelong guidance, and the leveraging of networking to develop a united community of professionals. Finally, we consider the challenges that Ronald left for us and discuss what those who seek to build on his legacy could do.

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